augmented reality
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This Shape-Shifting, Pin-Headed Robot Lets You Feel Virtual Objects With Your Bare Hands
9Virtual reality headsets today use your eyes and ears to make simulated experiences seem more real, but what about your other senses? Researchers at Stanford University have come up with a way for your hands and fingers to feel virtual objects with a unique robot that looks like an animated version of those Pin Art…
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Hololens Super Mario Bros. Looks Dangerously Fun
Designer Abhishek Singh created a first-person augmented reality version of Super Mario Bros.’ first level, which is very cool. Then he dressed up as Mario to test out his creation in New York City’s Central Park. That’s the dangerous bit.
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Because Why Not Play Pong While Climbing A Wall
Every weekend should involve a quick game of wall climbing Pong. That is, a game of Pong that is projected onto a rock climbing wall that tracks your body parts as paddles so that the ball reacts appropriately to each hit. It looks fun because you’re actively manoeuvring your body around to smack that ball…
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AMD Is Making A VR-AR Headset Of Their Own
So we’ve got the HTC Vive. There’s the Rift-powered Samsung Gear VR. The actual Rift. PlayStation VR. And StarVR, even though we haven’t heard a great deal about that. And let’s not forget Microsoft’s HoloLens, even though that’s a different technology altogether. As it turns out, AMD are making a headset of their own —…